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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-17-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: James Meredith: Public Schools Are Being “Destroyed by Greed, Fraud, and Lies”CIVIL RIGHTS HERO CALLS FOR EMERGENCY NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION Just Awarded Harvard’s Highest Education Honor, James Meredith Challenges Parents and Teachers to Demand Answers to 21 Questions and Take Back Control of Public Schools

by mike simpson / 2min

1912 Eighth-Grade Exam Stumps 21st-Century Test-Takers | toteachornototeach

1912 Eighth-Grade Exam Stumps 21st-Century Test-Takers | toteachornototeach: 1912 Eighth-Grade Exam Stumps 21st-Century Test-Takers by Cavan SieczkowskiAre you smarter than an eighth grader? How about an eighth grader who graduated in 1912? A copy of an eighth-grade exam from that year shows test-taking wasn’t so easy for those early-20th-century students.Bullitt County History Museum, located in

by mike simpson / 12min

Seattle Schools Community Forum 8-17-13

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday CommentI don't do this often but because I saw this huge number of hits with a fairly large number of comments on one post, I wanted to put this out there.This week's Tuesday Open Thread has been one of the most read and commented posts we have had in a long time. The number of hits is so hit as to preclude it being the same 20 people coming back, again and

by mike simpson / 14min

Radical Scholarship 8-17-13

Radical Scholarship: Radical ScholarshipFrom that moment on, I was no longer a liberal, a believer in the self-correcting character of American democracy. I was a radical....The situation required not just a new president or new laws, but an uprooting of the old order, the introduction of a new kind of society—cooperative, peaceful, egalitarian.-- Howard Zinn (1994), You Can't Be Neutral on a Movi

by mike simpson / 19min

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 8-17-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYSorry Again About The Multiple EmailsSorry again for the multiple emails. This post is a test one being sent out by Edublogs staff to confirm the problem has been fixed. It’s another example of why I recommend Edublogs so highly — their customer service is unmatchable!by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

by mike simpson / 22min

The Answer Sheet By Valerie Strauss 8-17-13

The Answer Sheet: SIGN OF THE TIMESMaryland university buying bulletproof whiteboardsIt's a new take on school security.By Valerie Strauss 26 mins ago0 CommentsShare:More »BAD DATAThe big problem with new evaluations of teacher prep programsBuried in small type the fact that some of the data isn't actually all that trustworthy.By Valerie Strauss 22 hours ago5 CommentsShare:More »A TESTING NIGHTMAR

by mike simpson / 27min

8-17-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Another cup of coffee for the road. La Casita.La Casita at Whittier School in Pilsen. Parents and police. Your sister sees the future Like your mama and yourself. You’ve never learned to read or write There’s no books upon your shelf. And your pleasure knows no limits Your voice is like a meadowlark B

by mike simpson / 31min

Pilsen parents call fieldhouse demolition a ‘betrayal’ — CPS cites safety concerns - Chicago Sun-Times

Pilsen parents call fieldhouse demolition a ‘betrayal’ — CPS cites safety concerns - Chicago Sun-Times: Pilsen parents call fieldhouse demolition a ‘betrayal’ — CPS cites safety concernsBY MAUDLYNE IHEJIRIKA Staff Reporter August 17, 2013 12:08AM00Share24918Police keep protesters at bay as crews prepare the Whittier Elementary School fieldhouse for demolition. Sun-Times Photo by Maudlyne Ihejirika

by mike simpson / 48min

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-17-13

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FITCHILDREN’S ORAL HEALTH CARE: Not this year. Maybe next year? …but on the cheap!Dental disease is the leading factor in school attendance and is critical to academic performance among low-income students – so lets not provide the ‘essential benefit’ next year (even to kids with insurance) …and let’s cut reimburs

by mike simpson / 51min

NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 8-17-13

NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News BriefsPilsen parents call fieldhouse demolition a ‘betrayal’ — CPS cites safety concerns | Chicago Sun-TimesBY MAUDLYNE IHEJIRIKA Staff Reporter August 17, 2013 12:08AM Updated: August 17, 2013 12:45AM The demolition of the Whittier Elementary School fieldhouse in Pilsen began under cover of night late Friday. The mission from Chicag

by mike simpson / 53min

This Week's Education Research Report 8-17-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTAutistic Kids Best IQ Peers at Math, Show Different Brain OrganizationChildren with autism and average IQs consistently demonstrated superior math skills compared with nonautistic children in the same IQ range, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital."There

by mike simpson / 55min

All Week 8-17-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week 8-10-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTERClass Grades | the becoming radicalClass Grades | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 43min EdWeek and the Gates Love Affair that Just Won’t Go AwayIn the Digital Education blog at Education Week, Q&A: Bill Gates on Teaching, Ed Tech, and Philanthropy provides Gates with yet another platform to (this

by mike simpson / 57min

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 8-17-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGWhat Chris Cerf Did Not Admit About Democracy PrepJersey Jazzman has done his usual thorough job of researching the New Jersey Department of Education’s job of importing Democracy Prep to Camden. Here is his conclusion (but read what leads up to his conclusion): Democracy Prep’s practices includes more spending per pupil,

by mike simpson / 1h

YESTERDAY

NYC Educator: Pass Assembly Bill A.7994

NYC Educator: Pass Assembly Bill A.7994: Pass Assembly Bill A.7994After having written my local Assembly person, Brian Curran, to fire Reformy John King, he wrote back the following:Thank you for your recent email. I appreciate and encourage your initiative and participation in the legislative process. The Assembly Bill A.7994 was referred to the education committee in June of this year. This bi

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Run Schools Like Businesses? Sure. Here's How. - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher

Run Schools Like Businesses? Sure. Here's How. - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Run Schools Like Businesses? Sure. Here's How.By Nancy Flanagan on August 16, 2013 7:56 PMGuest post from Dale Rogers.Dale Rogers is currently in 32nd year of teaching with 20+ years at Novi High School in Novi Michigan. He achieved National Board Certification for Career and Technical Education in

by mike simpson / 14h

Nite Cap 8-16-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYThe Wrong Answer | Deborah Meier on EducationThe Wrong Answer | Deborah Meier on Education: The Wrong AnswerPosted on August 16, 2013 by debmeierDear readersI’m overwhelmed with the self-imposed task of sorting out my “life”—all the papers and books t

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The Wrong Answer | Deborah Meier on Education

The Wrong Answer | Deborah Meier on Education: The Wrong AnswerPosted on August 16, 2013 by debmeierDear readersI’m overwhelmed with the self-imposed task of sorting out my “life”—all the papers and books that have accumulated over the years because “how can I throw this out?” or “I was just thinking of writing about this,” or “how come I never read this?” etc. Therefore I’ve not been blogging o

by mike simpson / 17h

NYC Educator: Give With One Hand, Stab With the Other

NYC Educator: Give With One Hand, Stab With the Other: Give With One Hand, Stab With the OtherI'm fascinated by operations that love teachers. For one example, Target is giving 5 million bucks to schools. For another, the Daily News is honoring teachers as Hometown Heroes.I suppose, when we look at Target's generosity, we are to forget the lengths to which they will go to thwart union right here i

by mike simpson / 18h

Part Four: Summer 2013 | Bill Ayers

Part Four: Summer 2013 | Bill Ayers: Part Four: Summer 2013Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons, is as important as the killing of white men, white mothers’ sons, we who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes.** Ella BakerDavid Brooks, the moderate “human face” of the plutocrats and the dangerous fang faction, used his New York Times column to trumpet the need for “a national

by mike simpson / 19h

Summer of Discontent | The Forum for Education and Democracy

Summer of Discontent | The Forum for Education and Democracy: Summer of DiscontentAugust 16, 2013 - The ForumHunter S. Thompson, "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." by George Wood, Forum Executive Director and Superintendent of Federal Hocking Local SchoolsIn Steinbeck's The Winter of our Discontent, the well-meaning Ethan Hawley compromises his ethical compass to fix his family's eco

by mike simpson / 19h

Diane in the Evening 8-16-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Most Voucher Applicants in Wisconsin Attend Private SchoolsAt the behest of Governor Scott Walker, the Wisconsin legislature expanded the voucher program statewide, even though it did not raise test scores in Milwaukee over the past 22 years. As critics of the program feared, 75% of those who applied for vouchers are are not curren

by mike simpson / 19h

ASCD Arias Author Panel: Answers You Need from Voices You Trust — Whole Child Education

ASCD Arias Author Panel: Answers You Need from Voices You Trust — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGASCD Arias Author Panel: Answers You Need from Voices You TrustAugust 16, 2013 by Klea ScharbergWhat keeps you up at night? Perhaps you're struggling with preparing your students for the real world, or confused about how to assess individual learning when students work together. Maybe you n

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Study finds kindergarten behavior can predict later drug abuse - but early intevention can help | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC

Study finds kindergarten behavior can predict later drug abuse - but early intevention can help | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Study finds kindergarten behavior can predict later drug abuse - but early intevention can helpDeepa Fernandes | August 16th, 2013, 11:16amflickr/cc/hapalA new study by Canadian social scientists finds boys who display anti-social behavior in kindergarten will likely abuse dru

by mike simpson / 20h

Does the U.S. Education Department Have a Dirty Data Problem? - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Does the U.S. Education Department Have a Dirty Data Problem? - Politics K-12 - Education Week: Does the U.S. Education Department Have a Dirty Data Problem?By Michele McNeil on August 16, 2013 1:24 PMDirty DataOver at Charters and Choice, my colleague Katie Ash wrote about a newGovernment Accountability Office report finding big problems with charter schools reporting accurate enrollment numbers

by mike simpson / 21h

Wisconsin Democrat who infiltrated ALEC: ‘They don’t want people involved in the political process’ | The Raw Story

Wisconsin Democrat who infiltrated ALEC: ‘They don’t want people involved in the political process’ | The Raw Story: Wisconsin Democrat who infiltrated ALEC: ‘They don’t want people involved in the political process’Representative Chris TaylorVia Moyers & Company. Theresa RileyRepresentative Chris Taylor is a Democrat elected to the Wisconsin legislature in 2011. Last week, she attended the Am

by mike simpson / 21h

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: There's nothing wrong with Common Core Standards, except...

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: There's nothing wrong with Common Core Standards, except...: There's nothing wrong with Common Core Standards, except...ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAGESU.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has joined other top education officials to warn the public not to be alarmedby dramatically lower test scores following new testing standards.There's nothing wrong with schools having high

by mike simpson / 21h

Why Does a “Turnaround” District Need to Purchase Buildings? | deutsch29

Why Does a “Turnaround” District Need to Purchase Buildings? | deutsch29: Why Does a “Turnaround” District Need to Purchase Buildings?August 16, 2013When the Recovery School District (RSD) was formed, it was supposed to “turn around” schools and return the schools to the original distircts:Intended as a mechanism for restructuring and reform, the RSD was never meant to be a permanent part of the p

by mike simpson / 21h

Charter schools need more accountability, Expert panel agrees

Charter schools need more accountability, Expert panel agrees: Charter schools need more accountability, expert panel agreesState education funding better, needs improvementBy: Bob Driehaus, WCPO DigitalCINCINNATI - Ohio’s rapidly expanding voucher and charter schools funding lacks critical accountability testing and consequences for poorly performing schools, a bipartisan panel of educators and s

by mike simpson / 21h

Diane Ravitch gets it righ - Lloyd Snow: Top 10 reasons Oklahoma public schools are in a fix | Tulsa World

Lloyd Snow: Top 10 reasons Oklahoma public schools are in a fix | Tulsa World: Lloyd Snow: Top 10 reasons Oklahoma public schools are in a fixBy LLOYD SNOW I think Diane Ravitch gets it right in her latest book "Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools." She says the only crisis in public education is the one ginned up by government bureaucr

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The big problem with new evaluations of teacher prep programs

The big problem with new evaluations of teacher prep programs: The big problem with new evaluations of teacher prep programsBy Valerie Strauss, Published: August 16 at 12:23 pmE-mail the writer0CommentsMoreIt takes some degree of chutzpah to evaluate teacher preparation programs with data said to be “in-depth” and “comprehensively collected” and then bury in small type the fact that some of the da

by mike simpson / 22h

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Profiting off the 'deliberate starvation' of Philly schools

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Profiting off the 'deliberate starvation' of Philly schools: Profiting off the 'deliberate starvation' of Philly schoolsThe district has never recovered from Paul Vallas' financial mismanagement. Yes, schools will open on time in Philly. But only by going further into debt to the banks. According to the NYT, ("A City Borrows So That Its Schools Open On Time") th

by mike simpson / 22h

'They’re cutting everything but the kids': On budget reductions and school conditions | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

'They’re cutting everything but the kids': On budget reductions and school conditions | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: 'They’re cutting everything but the kids': On budget reductions and school conditionsby thenotebook on Aug 16 2013 Posted in Commentary="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailCOMMENTS (4)PRINTby Erin RooneyIt didn't

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8-16-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: A Crib Sheet for the Rhee/Perry TourLooks like someone is desperately trying to become relevant again: Michelle Rhee wants to have a candid conversation with her fiercest critics.And she’s asking local teachers union leaders and activists — long her most vocal opponents — to be a part of each event. According to the invitations sent Wednesday, Rhee’s goal is to bring teachers and

by mike simpson / 22h

Cali Education Headlines Friday, August 16, 2013

FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Charter school enrollment climbs in Sacramento region as private schools lose studentsEducation HeadlinesFriday, August 16, 2013Charter school enrollment climbs in Sacramento region as private schools lose studentsBetween 2007 and 2013, private school enrollment in the four-county region that includes Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo dr

by mike simpson / 22h

White students not eligible to transfer out of 'failing' schools in Huntsville | al.com

White students not eligible to transfer out of 'failing' schools in Huntsville | al.com: White students not eligible to transfer out of 'failing' schools in HuntsvilleHUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Huntsville City Schools approved 294 student transfers for the coming school year under federal and state law. All 294 are black students. All are leaving a majority black school and going to a majority white s

by mike simpson / 22h

High achievers still ensnarled by Open Enrollment Act SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources

SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: High achievers still ensnarled by Open Enrollment ActBy Tom ChorneauFriday, August 16, 2013The state’s list of the 1,000 low-achieving schools subject to open enrollment was released earlier this month, absent for perhaps the first time the collective groan the announcement has prompted from districts in the past.Adopted in 2009 as part of an effort

by mike simpson / 23h

How Arne Duncan could have saved Philadelphia Schools | A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues

How Arne Duncan could have saved Philadelphia Schools | A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues: How Arne Duncan could have saved Philadelphia SchoolsPosted on August 16, 20130Much has been written about how Philadelphia schools got into the financial mess that they are currently experiencing. Some blame teacher unions while others blame district leadership or simply the inefficiency of urban district

by mike simpson / 23h

Morning Wink 8-16-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYteacherken at Daily Kosteacherken at Daily Kos: Jets versus Sharksmost of us of a certain age will immediately recognize those three words as a reference to West Side Story, a mid-20th century retelling of the Romeo and Juliet saga, set in NYC, with "American" and Puerto Rican gangs standing for Capulets and Montagues, and the tragic consequences tha

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